Originally Posted by bealine
self check in so that the passenger isn't seen by any staff till they are on the aeroplane!
Bealine, is self check-in any less secure than asking passengers damn-fool questions like "Have the bags been with you at all times" when we have just entered the terminal from the coach (bags in the compartment underneath) or train (bags in the racks at the end of the coach, out of sight).
And we all know to answer "yes they have" because if we answer anything else our bags will be opened and the contents all mangled, and we will possibly miss our flight while waiting for this to be done as well, as a punishment for answering in any other manner than the prescribed one.